gorged
Americanadjective
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Origin of gorged
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January tends to come with a slowdown in spending after consumers have gorged on shopping for the holidays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026
Nancy has gone to three at the back, and with three left-footers, which is something that Derek McInnes gorged on at Tynecastle.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2025
Instead, the American and British public gorged on the sensationalism because that was the supposedly “official” record.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2025
“The bed bugs latched onto the Plaintiffs while they slept, sucked their blood until they were gorged, and resisted eradication,” according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
His men gorged themselves and then considered their options.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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